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Would I like living here? What stands out, a day in the life, schools in reach, journey times, shops and leisure, and places with the same character.
| Bredbury | Stockport | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| In good or very good health | 81% | 82% | 82% |
| Households with dependent children | 28% | 29% | 29% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 20% | 19% |
| Degree or higher | 26% | 37% | 34% |
| Nitrogen dioxide (µg/m³) | 13.2 | 12.1 | 10.1 |
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The nearest station is Bredbury, a few minutes' walk (350 m), with 172k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Manchester Piccadilly.
The nearest bus stop is Lower Bents Lane, under 50 m away, with a bus about every 7 minutes on weekdays (routes 330, 383, 805, 869); 48 departures an hour from the 9 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 14 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
The nearest primary school is Bredbury St. Marks CofE Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (700 m); 47% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Werneth School, 1.1 km away; Attainment 8: 36.8 · 3.7% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: Wright Robinson College (5.5 km) and Levenshulme High School (5.6 km).
Grammar schools are within reach: Stretford Grammar School (12.3 km) and Sale Grammar School (13.2 km).
Near the middle of the neighbourhood, the closest supermarket is Morrisons ( Including Timpsons PPC), 250 m away, with Asda Express PFS Bredbury closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Bredbury Medical Centre (100 m), with Bredbury Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (50 m).
For a haircut, Mike's of Bredbury is 600 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Stepping Hill Hospital, 4.4 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 63% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 62% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 21 restaurants and cafés, 4 pubs and bars.
The Courtyard Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and The Steelworks the nearest pub (50 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (11 of them).
It's a mix of homes: 5% flats and 14% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 41% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Bredbury Recreation Ground, 550 m away; for exercise, Stockport Sports Village (1.2 km).
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 13.2 µg/m³).
For holidays, Manchester is 13 km away.
| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bredbury St. Marks CofE Primary School | Primary | 700 m | 47% met the expected standard |
| Arden Primary School | Primary | 750 m | 54% met the expected standard |
| St Christopher's Catholic Primary School, a Voluntary Academy | Primary | 1.1 km | – |
| Werneth School | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 36.8 · 3.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Harrytown Catholic High School | Secondary | 1.2 km | Attainment 8: 40.6 · 5.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Reddish Vale High School | Secondary | 3.0 km | Attainment 8: 37.7 · 8.9% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Thomas More RC College | Secondary | 3.2 km | Attainment 8: 44 · 6.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Marple Hall School | Secondary | 3.2 km | – |
| Bridge House School | Independent | 1.1 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Agricultural and Rural Centre | Independent | 1.5 km | – |
| Ashlea House School | Independent | 2.3 km | 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Bredbury | Stockport | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bredbury | Stockport | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rush hour to central London, public transport | 186 min | 187 min | 163 min |
| Rush hour to the nearest big city centre | 48 min | 58 min | 93 min |
| Minutes to a town centre | 23 min | 16 min | 20 min |
| Distance to the nearest station | 0.3 km | 0.9 km | 2.8 km |
| Buses an hour within a 5-minute walk | 29 | 25 | 21 |
| Commute by train or Tube | 2% | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home | 29% | 36% | 30% |
| Households without a car | 16% | 19% | 23% |
DfT journey time statistics, our rush-hour journey times, NaPTAN, ORR, Census 2021.
| Bredbury | Stockport | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants and cafés | 21 | 11 | 10 |
| Pubs and bars | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Independent cafés, takeaways and shops | 84% | 85% | 85% |
| Named parks within 2 km | 5 | 11 | 5 |
| Postcodes within 400 m of a public park | 60% | 60% | 55% |
| Gyms, pools and sports centres within 2 km | 9 | 9 | 4 |
| Public swimming pools within 5 km | 3 | 5 | 2 |
| Cinemas, theatres and libraries within 5 km | 19 | 20 | 8 |
FSA, OpenStreetMap (ODbL), Sport England (CC BY).
Matched on character, not price: age mix, education, tenure, home types, how people travel, deprivation, crime, places to eat and distance to London. "Alike" is 100 for an identical profile and 0 for no closer than a typical area.
How the neighbourhoods around it compare on crime, schools, journeys, parks and price.
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
Most households own their home, 15% rent privately.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers.
| Top-rated state primaries within 2 km |
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| 0 |
| 1 |
| 0 |
| Top-rated state secondaries within 6 km | 3 | 2 | 1 |
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| Good or outstanding nurseries within 2 km | 6 | 11 | 7 |
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| Grammar schools within 15 km | 3 | 6 | 0 |
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| Minutes to a primary school | 8 min | 8 min | 9 min |
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| Minutes to a secondary school | 17 min | 17 min | 18 min |
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DfE performance tables and Ofsted.
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| To | Public transport | Car |
|---|---|---|
| Central London (Bank) | 3 h 06 | 3 h 26 |
| Manchester city centre | 48 min | 21 min |
| Manchester airport | 57 min | 13 min |
From the middle of the neighbourhood, leaving on a weekday between 8 and 9am (the typical journey across that hour, including walking and waiting). Buses, trams and the Tube from the Bus Open Data Service, trains from the National Rail timetable; car times assume free-flowing traffic on OpenStreetMap road speeds, so rush-hour driving is often slower. The city and airport are the nearest by car. Contains OpenStreetMap data (ODbL).